New Shaolin Boxers

International favorite Alexander Fu Sheng cemented his stardom in this, the fourth film in his esteemed director's "Shaolin" series. Fu gives both a great dramatic and kung-fu performance as an honorable carriage driver…

Lady Exterminator

After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, a staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on disrupting the flow of drugs beyond the Golden Triangle recruits the help of an attractive young ex-convict to infiltrate…

Karate Bearfighter

6.7

Based on the true-life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae Dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan. Young karate prodigy Oyama denounces martial arts after…

The Notorious Bandit

The violent tale of an undercover agent's mission to topple a Chinese opium ring that is headed by a ruthless kingpin known only as "The Tongfather." (Source: IMDB)

Daimon: Otoko de Shinitai

4.0

The story of three brothers who, after loosing their parents in the Great Kanto Earthquake, continued their respective yakuza family business and the revenge of the youngest one when his siblings were killed by a rival…

Monkey Kung Fu

6.9

A small-time crook goes in search of the other half of a wooden keepsake which will lead him to the legendary kung fu technique of the Gibbon Clan Fist. (Source: Letterboxd)

Kung Fu of Seven Steps

A ruthless white-haired general intends to take over a small town with the help of his "Five Hands Gang". (Source: IMDb)

Tears of No Regret

6.5

Sun Wu Kong, who began fighting and defeated Buddha, was actually bewitched by the wraiths, and Tang San Zang suffered a disaster! At a critical juncture, Sun Wu Kong pulled out the source of the spirit of resentment…

The Crossing 2

7.4

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Based on the sinking of the steamer "Taiping" in 1949. The…

Little Tiger of Canton

6.6

Hsiao Hu has been secretly training in martial arts, though his "father" had forbidden him. Later, some local store owners ask Ah to help protect them from a greedy Chinese extortion ring. Ah discovers that the crime…

Hino Michio

Hino Michio was a Japanese actor born in Hakodate, Hokkaido. He graduated from Hokkaido Hakodate Chuo High School and was affiliated with Imura Pro. After junior high school, he joined the Shinkyo Theater Company and later became a member of the Actor’s Studio Theater Company, participating in the…

Takasugi Sanae

Takasugi Sanae, born Kinoshi Hiroko (喜熨斗弘子) in Asakusa, Japan, was a Japanese actress whose former stage name was Shimizu Hiro (清水ヒロ). She was married to thirdgeneration Ichikawa Danjiro (三代目市川段四郎), and they had three children: Ichikawa Eno, fourth-generation Ichikawa…

Ito Daisuke

Ito Daisuke was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture. He is one of the famous directors who laid the foundation for historical films, and is also called the "father of historical films". After graduating from junior high school, he gave up going to school…

Shimizu Kinichi

Shimizu Kinichi was a Japanese comedian and film actor born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. He began his career at 16 in Tokyo, becoming a disciple of Shimizu Kintaro, a leader in Asakusa Opera. During this period, he took the name Shimizu Kinichi and had a child with actress Mine Rei. After Kintaro's death…

Nagisa Mayumi

Nagisa Mayumi is a Japanese actress and singer. She was born in Tokyo. After dropping out of high school, she made her debut in 1961 in the film Yuyake Ko yake no Akatonbo. She went sold out as Daiei Film's fresh star. Her stage name, "Nagisa Mayumi", was named by composer Yamada Kosaku. She appeared…

Akagi Keiichiro

Born Akatsuka Chikahiro in Tokyo, Akagi and his family moved to Shonan, during World War II, to avoid air attacks, eventually settling in Hayama. His childhood was largely a pleasant affair, though it was sometimes punctuated by hardships typical for most Japanese families during the postwar years.…

Iijima Ai

Iijima Ai was a former Japanese AV actress and talent from Koto-ku, Tokyo. She dropped out of Takinogawa Girls' Academy High School. Before and after graduating from junior high school, she was repeatedly running away from home, and after a short time of cohabitating with her boyfriend, she was scouted…

Kawazu Seizaburo

Kawazu Seizaburo, born Nakajima Seiichi (中島誠一) in Kakigara, Nihonbashim Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by Kawazu Kaichi (河津嘉一), who operated a machiai, a tea house, in Hamacho. After graduating from Toka Elementary School (東華小学校), he attended Seisoku English…

Yoo Sung Ho

Yoo Sung Ho is a South Korean forensic scientist, researcher, professor and author. He graduated from Seoul High School and later obtained a bachelor's and master's degrees in Medicine and a Ph.D. in Forensic Toxicology, all from Seoul National University. He decided to become a forensic scientist expert…

Asano Shinjiro

Born in Fukagawa, Tokyo. Aiming for a career in acting, he joined the newly opened drama research institute and received guidance from Sawada Shojiro. He made his film debut in 1929 with a small role after joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa Studio. His oldest recorded appearance is 1931's Kimura Jiro directed…